BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) will host a conference call on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 2:00pm ET featuring Erin Xie, Head of the Health Sciences team and Portfolio Manager, and Titania Hanrahan, Head of Sector & Megatrend Product Strategy. Erin and Titania will discuss megatrends impacting the healthcare investing environment and highlight the following funds (the “Funds”): BlackRock+Health+Sciences+Term+Trust+%28BMEZ%291, BlackRock+Health+Sciences+Trust+%28BME%29, BlackRock+Health+Sciences+Opportunities+Fund+%28SHSSX%29.
Call details:
Date | Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
Time | 2:00pm ET |
Dial in | 1-323-701-0205 |
Passcode | 480147 |
Automatic connection by phone | |
Questions | Please send questions to [email protected] |
For more information on BlackRock’s closed-end funds or mutual funds, please visit: www.blackrock.com
1 Effective on April 5, 2023, BlackRock+Health+Sciences+Trust+II+changed+its+name+to+BlackRock+Health+Sciences+Term+Trust.
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